Neck-yoke safety attachment.



J. N. NOVOTNY.

NECK YOKB SAFETY ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1911.

1,041,150. Patented 0ct.15,1912.

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J. N. NOVOTNY.

NECK YOKE SAFETY ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29. 1911,

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COLUMBIA vumomuin CO.,WA5PI1NGTON. n. C.

J. N. NOVOTNY. NECK YOKE SAFETY ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG,29,1911.

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JOHN N. NOVOTNY, OF BADGER, MINNESOTA.

NECK-YOKE SAFETY ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Application filed August 29, 1911. Serial No. 646,605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN N. Novorny, a citizen of the United States,residing at Badger, in the county of Roscau, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Yoke SafetyAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in neck yokes foruse in connection with draft poles of vehicles and more especially tothat type of yoke in which the end of'the pole is positioned within asocket or cage formed upon the yoke in such a manner that the latter isfree to swing upon the pole while at the same time the pole tip isprevented from catching the reins or other parts of the harness and theobject of my invention is to improve the construction and increase theefficiency of devices of the above described character.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a pole receiving socketor cage and loop or ring which may be readily secured to a yoke bar ofthe customary type.

Vvith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the drawings and then specifically pointed outin the claims which are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view showing myyoke attachment in operation. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectionof the yoke bar and my attachment. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof.Figs. 1, 5 and 6 are similar views showing a modified form of structure,and Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are like views of a still different form of yokeattachment.

Referrin more specifically to the drawings, in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout, 1 indicates aconventional form of pole having spaced stop lugs 2 and 3 adjacent itsend and 4 the customary form of yoke bar provided at its end with thestandard rings 5.

My improved attachment as shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive consists of apole loop secured to the rear central portion of the-yoke bar by meansof its integrally formed flange 6, the loop being designated by thenumeral 7, and the socket or cage member 8 which is secured to the yokebar at a point opposite the loop by means of its integrally formedflange 9, the securing means in both instances consisting of bolts orrivets 10 which are passed through the flanges and bar.

In operation the end of the pole is inserted through the loop and intothe socket until the stop lugs bear one upon either side of the loop. Bythis means the yoke is free to swing in the loop as a pivot while at thesame time the socket or cage member completely covers the end of thepole and prevents the catching of the harness thereon. The securingflanges in both cases are curved longitudinally to conform to thecurvature of the yoke bar while the cage members are preferablyapcrtured to lighten the weight of the yoke. These cages it will beunderstood, may be constructed in any desired form and size, theessential point being that they shall allow plenty of room for the endof the pole to permit the swinging of the yoke thereon. If desired theymay be additionally secured to the yoke as shown in Fig. 4, by means ofbrace rods 11 one end of these rods being provided with a suitable hook12 adapted to engage in one of the apertures of the cage and a shoulder13 adapted to bear against the outer face thereof while the other end ofeach of the braces is provided with a perforated ear li adapted toreceive screws 15 by means of which it is secured to the yoke.

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show a somewhat modified form of construction in whichthe cage is formed of metal as in the other forms but open at its upperside and closed by means of a plate 16 which may be formed of eitherwood or metal as preferred and which is riveted to the cage. In thisform the loop is secured directly to the plate 16 which in turn issecured to the yoke bar, the same rivets or bolts serving to secure theloop and plate to each other and to the bar.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provideda simple and ellicient attachment for the customary form of yoke barwhich serves to prevent the entanglement of the reins with the tip ofthe pole and at the same time allows the yoke to swing freely upon thepole.

This attachment is of particular value in that it absolutely, preventsthe reins or parts of the harness from becoming caught upon the end ofthe tongue, which catching is often times the cause of serious accident.

hat I claim is i 1. The combination with a bar, of a cage centrallysecured to the forward face of said bar, and a pole receiving loopsecured to the rear face of said bar, said loop being po sitioned inparallel spaced relation to the central portion of the mouth of the cagesaid cage and loop being both secured to the bar by the same bolt.

2. The combination with a yoke bar, of a cage centrally secured to theforward face of said bar and extending in advance of the same, said cagebeing adapted to inclose the end of the pole when the latter is inposition and to permit swinging of the neck yoke upon the pole, and apole receiving loop secured to the rear face of said bar in parallelspaced relation to the central portion of the mouth of the cage.

3. The combination with a neck yoke bar, of a cage centrally secured tothe forward face of said bar, and a pole receiving loop secured to therear face of said bar and in alinement with the mouth of the cage theopening of said loop being greater in width diagonally than transverselyor vertically.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN N NovorNY. lVitnesses G. I. BRANDT, F. W. GEHRES.

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